James Bauer (astronomer)

James "Gerbs" Bauer (born 1968 in Michigan, USA) is an American astronomer who studies comets and related bodies.^[1] He was the first to quantify the seasonal surface changes on Neptune's moon Triton.^[2] He also observed the aftermath of the Deep Impact probe's collision with comet Tempel 1.^[3]^[4]

Comet Tempel-Tuttle was recovered on March 4, 1997 by Karen Meech, Olivier Hainaut and James Bauer at the University of Hawai`i. At the time it was very faint (22.5 mag), but the recovery proved that it was returning on schedule and that its orbit was very well determined. ^[5]

Currently, he is the deputy PI of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission.^[6] His analysis of the images of comet Hartley 2 taken by the WISE spacecraft revealed that the object was shedding mass.^[7] The asteroid 16232 Chijagerbs is named after him and his wife, Chija Bauer. They have one daughter and one son.

References

^ "JPL Science Division". Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ Goguen, James; Buratti, B.J.; Li, J.-Y.; Mosher, J.A.; Hicks, M.D.; Schmidt, B.E.; Goguen, J.D. (2010). "Direct Detection of Seasonal Changes on Triton with Hubble Space Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal. 723 (1): L49–L52. Bibcode:2010ApJ...723L..49B. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/723/1/L49.
^ Moore, Patrick (27 July 2005). "Fallout from Deep Impact". BBC One. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ "Palomar Telescope Observes Collision of Deep Impact Probe With Comet Tempel 1".
^ [https://www.astro.umd.edu/~farnham/tt/tthist.html}
^ "WISE Captures Key Images of Comet Mission's Destination". 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ "Comet Hartley 2 Leaves a Bumpy Trail". Science Daily. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

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[1] "JPL Science Division". Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[2] Goguen, James; Buratti, B.J.; Li, J.-Y.; Mosher, J.A.; Hicks, M.D.; Schmidt, B.E.; Goguen, J.D. (2010). "Direct Detection of Seasonal Changes on Triton with Hubble Space Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal. 723 (1): L49–L52. Bibcode:2010ApJ...723L..49B. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/723/1/L49.

[3] Moore, Patrick (27 July 2005). "Fallout from Deep Impact". BBC One. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[4] "Palomar Telescope Observes Collision of Deep Impact Probe With Comet Tempel 1".

[5] [https://www.astro.umd.edu/~farnham/tt/tthist.html}

[6] "WISE Captures Key Images of Comet Mission's Destination". 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[7] "Comet Hartley 2 Leaves a Bumpy Trail". Science Daily. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

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